A Blue Mountains house shaped by cool climate, quiet occupation and the drama of escarpment country.
Architectural Response
Form follows the pressures of context and use.
Blackheath sits near the highest point of the Blue Mountains, in cold, exposed escarpment country that is also prone to fire. The house answers both conditions at once: a robust, fire-rated, ember-sealed shell that holds warmth in a cool climate and closes down calmly against threat.
Within that protective envelope the house is organised for quiet occupation — rooms opening to bushland and escarpment light, with the discipline of the fire-safe shell giving the architecture its clarity of form and detail.
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